From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=romuald.net.eu.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 182KLM-00088R-00 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:46:20 -0400 Received: (qmail 15549 invoked by uid 1023); 17 Oct 2002 23:45:37 -0000 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 18:45:37 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: more on hardware clock Message-ID: <20021017234537.GA15519@romuald.net.eu.org> References: <20021017211324.GB3568@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 07:23:52PM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > the description is actually very intriguing. It seems to do the > same thing for ld-linux.so that vsound does for /dev/dsp -- it > intercepts its invocations and attempts to plug a number of > common security holes in lots of software related to buffer > overruns and such. Hmm, and it hung your system when running clock, right? This fact along with your description of what it does above smells very much of Macroslop. Owo, the Redmond boys have infiltrated the free software movement, help us all! Greg